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Evening Class

Friendship, holidays, love – the bewitching No.1 bestseller

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Evening Class

By: Maeve Binchy
Narrated by: Kate Binchy
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The Italian evening class at Mountainview School is like hundreds of others starting up all over the city. But this class has its own special quality - as the focus for the varied hopes and dreams of teacher and pupils alike.

Aidan Dunne needs his new evening class project to succeed almost as much as his pupils do. They too are looking for something more: Bill to find a way to keep spendthrift Lizzie at his side and Fran to make sure that young Kathy finds her way out from behind the kitchen sink.

The key to their success lies with the Signora. Her passion has drawn her from Ireland to Italy and back home again with a burning desire to share her love of all things Italian - and a secret hidden in her heart ...

Read by Kate Binchy

(p) 1997 Audible Ltd©1996 Maeve Binchy
Contemporary Contemporary Romance Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Holidays Italy Romance Friendship Heartfelt Feel-Good

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The Italian evening class starting at a Dublin school appears like any other. But those involved are desperate for a new life, and by the time they reach Italy at the end of the course their lives are changed forever. Another winner from Binchy
Reading Maeve Binchy has always acted as therapy of a sort. Her witty, literate small-town tales exude a rosy glow to ease the troubled mind
EVENING CLASS is a deliciously gossipy read ... it will not disappoint
Binchy, as always, treats her characters with a generous empathy and an intense affection. By the time the book closes with the group enjoying a longed-for holiday in Italy, the story seems to gurgle with joy. EVENING CLASS is a wonderfully enjoyable tale of moral evolution, guaranteed to produce a run on every Italian class in the country
It's a grand read ... EVENING CLASS will keep endless readers happy as the nights draw in and swell many a Christmas stocking
Warm, witty and with a deep understanding of what makes us tick, it's little wonder that Maeve Binchy's bewitching stories have become world-beaters
Gripping
Binchy makes you laugh, cry, and care. Her warmth and sympathy render the daily struggles of ordinary people heroic and turn storytelling into art
All stars
Most relevant
Super for relaxing at bedtime made all the more wonderful read beautifully by her daughter.

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This is a lovely, gentle feel good story - the characters are very believable and easy to empathise with. A Maeve Binchy classic.

Feel good story

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I am constantly impressed by how the characters interact and merge. Superbly written and superbly narrated!

Fabulous

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One of Ms Binchys Best books. Genuine topics are dealt with in very diverse storylines . All in all an excellent read/listen.

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This is a lovely story with great characters, my favourite Maeve Binchy - I didn't want it to end!!

Brilliant

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